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English themselves, who had not made a particular study of his works, did not always comprehend their full energy. I added that to transfuse the soul of Shakespeare into a translation was impossible, and to taste all his beauties in the original required such a knowledge of the English manners and language as few foreigners, even after a long residence in the capital, could attain.
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courts. At noon, he had to invite cavaliers of the court to be introduced to diplomatic manners. After lunch, the language lessons continued in written form, since he could already read and write at the age of five. Only then did he have time to play. But even at this time of day, he had to act out what he had learned with the help of puppets.
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from the 1760s onwards. While Frederick II was critical of religious practice, Frederick William II was a devout Protestant. While Frederick II was only a patron of French culture, Frederick William II as king supported German music and theatre. While Frederick II withdrew into small elite circles,
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over accusations of multiple failures. Some historians suggest that Frederick deliberately used his brother as a scapegoat to distract attention from his own failures as a general, and later transferred his contempt for the younger brother to Frederick William. In fact, Frederick II had treated his
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and Johann Rudolf von Bischoffwerder, managed to convince the crown prince of their teachings. By highlighting the supposed godlessness of his previous lifestyle, which had been unconcerned with matters of sexuality, they saw the opportunity to displace his most significant competitor, Frederick
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and had been in Prussian service since 1743. He had already come into personal contact with Frederick II and enjoyed his esteem. BĂ©guelin strictly regulated the daily routine of the four- and five-year-old prince: in the morning, the prince learned German and French, the language of the European
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in 1756 led to Prussia's foreign policy isolation. Frederick William II's goal of consolidating the kingdom's position as a major power, which it had achieved under Frederick II, was therefore seriously endangered from the start. Above all, Frederick William's Minister of War
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as Frederick William's new wife, and had them married in 1765. This unhappy marriage ended after only four years during which both spouses had been unfaithful. Frederick II, granted a divorce reluctantly. Frederick William was then married to
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an exceedingly good officer. To the frankness of a soldier, he joins the integrity of a German, and is beloved by the public in general, on account of his good-nature, affability, and humane turn of mind."
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William's Mistress, Wilhelmine Enke. In reality, Frederick William gave up his sexual relationship with the future countess but remained closely connected to her in a friendly manner.
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in particular could not have been predicted at the time.
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2185:Die preußischen Könige und Kaiser (German)
2053:. Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg. 21 May 2008
2031:. Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg. 21 May 2008
1946:Friderisiko. Friedrich und sein Nachfolger
1172:
1163:
1031:Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
670:. He had Frederick William brought to the
489:
475:
390:
40:
31:
2237:. Böhlau Verlag Köln Weimar. p. 27.
1721:Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1689:Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
3436:People of the War of the First Coalition
3376:German Calvinist and Reformed Christians
2940:Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia
2000:
1998:
1664:
987:
905:
796:
726:
2145:Geschichte PreuĂźens. Staat und Dynastie
2009:. Verein fĂĽr die geschichte Berlins e.V
1771:
1518:Duchess Luise of Brunswick-WolfenbĂĽttel
594:Duchess Luise of Brunswick-WolfenbĂĽttel
414:
398:
362:Duchess Luise of Brunswick-WolfenbĂĽttel
236: 1787; died 1789)
2081:(in German). epubli GmbH. p. 27.
1708:Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1533:
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1409:
1399:
1291:
1181:
1177:
731:Portrait of Prince Frederick William,
2233:Hagemann, Alfred P. (13 April 2024).
2147:(in German). Propyläen. p. 268.
2111:Luise von Preußen: Königin der Herzen
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910:Portrait of Frederick William II, by
801:Frederick II and Frederick William II
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2109:Schönpflug, Daniel (13 April 2024).
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1492:Princess Christine of Hesse-Eschwege
1250:Princess Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
1151:and most of her wealth confiscated.
448:Wilhelmine, Queen of the Netherlands
326:Friedrich Wilhelm, Count Brandenburg
300:Wilhelmine, Queen of the Netherlands
1338:Princess Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
1003:Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
832:Frederick William II and his uncles
818:Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
197:Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
3341:18th-century German male musicians
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2705:Prince Friedrich Heinrich Albrecht
2208:Graichen, Gisela (13 April 2024).
1276:Prince Augustus William of Prussia
1045:National Theatre on Gendarmenmarkt
590:Prince Augustus William of Prussia
352:Prince Augustus William of Prussia
320:Gustav Adolf Wilhelm von Ingenheim
25:
1370:Princess Sophia Dorothea of Celle
1027:Sophie Juliane Gräfin von Dönhoff
940:Allgemeines PreuĂźisches Landrecht
540:, Frederick William II ended the
536:. As a defensive reaction to the
263:
69:17 August 1786 – 16 November 1797
27:King of Prussia from 1786 to 1797
3066:
2976:Forfeit rights to the succession
2362:Frederick William II of Prussia
1077:in Potsdam and the world-famous
998:Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick
406:
381:
290:Frederick William III of Prussia
183:
3321:Frederick William II of Prussia
1396:Frederick William II of Prussia
636:Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
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233:
208:
179:
18:Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia
3381:18th-century Dutch politicians
3356:Prince-electors of Brandenburg
2077:Pöthe, Zitha (13 April 2024).
1713:Princess Christine (1772–1773)
1218:Frederick William I of Prussia
954:Austro-Russian Alliance (1781)
605:Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
1:
3336:18th-century kings of Prussia
1025:in 1787, and the second with
967:Ewald Friedrich von Hertzberg
915:
732:
2971:
2885:
2838:
2806:
1910:Kroll, Frank-Lothar (2009).
1741:William II, Elector of Hesse
1731:William I of the Netherlands
1685:Princess Frederica Charlotte
1106:Johann Christoph von Wöllner
699:Prussian Academy of Sciences
3386:Burials at Berlin Cathedral
1966:. Gebr. Mann. p. 140.
1962:Jung, Karin Carmen (1999).
1885:Clark, Christopher (2008).
956:, the unreliability of the
793:Conflict with Frederick II
453:Augusta, Electress of Hesse
305:Augusta, Electress of Hesse
3457:
3416:German patrons of the arts
2834:Prince Alexander Ferdinand
2776:Prince Friedrich Sigismund
1527:
1411:
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1064:Johann Frederick Reichardt
617:Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
510:Friedrich Wilhelm II.
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2520:Prince Augustus Ferdinand
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2183:Feldhahn, Ulrich (2011).
2113:. C.H.Beck. p. 136.
1948:(in German). p. 232.
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929:and the promotion of the
39:
2786:Prince Friedrich Leopold
2781:Prince Frederick Charles
2715:Prince Friedrich Wilhelm
2700:Prince Friedrich Leopold
2172:(in German). p. 37.
2005:Komander, Gerhild H. M.
1822:Meier, Brigitte (2007).
962:Franco-Austrian Alliance
958:Kingdom of Great Britain
935:Prussian Academy of Arts
3411:Brandenburgian nobility
3406:Conservatism in Germany
3182:Electors of Brandenburg
2510:Prince Augustus William
2299:www.webarchiv-server.de
2263:Der Tagesspiegel Online
2168:Neumann, Hans-Joachim.
2143:Heinrich, Gerd (1981).
1852:Der Tagesspiegel Online
1068:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
912:Johann Christoph Frisch
3138:Elector of Brandenburg
2928:Prince Georg Friedrich
2814:Prince Louis Ferdinand
2736:Prince Eitel Friedrich
2546:Prince Louis Ferdinand
2407:Elector of Brandenburg
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1192:Frederick I of Prussia
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996:Frederick II selected
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683:Imperial Chamber Court
576:, and Orangery in the
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60:Elector of Brandenburg
3366:House of Hohenzollern
3300:Frederick William III
3106:Frederick William III
2829:Prince Wilhelm Viktor
2746:Prince August Wilhelm
2710:Prince Joachim Albert
2649:Prince Friedrich Karl
2567:Frederick William III
2421:Frederick William III
2367:House of Hohenzollern
1944:Hagemann, Alfred. P.
1755:(1783–1851), married
1706:(1770–1840), married
1704:Frederick William III
1669:Prussian Royal Family
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839:Frederick William III
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779:Battle of Burkersdorf
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664:Crown Prince's Palace
435:Frederick William III
400:House of Hohenzollern
88:Frederick William III
3361:Princes of Neuchâtel
3295:Frederick William II
3111:Frederick William IV
3101:Frederick William II
2905:Prince Franz Wilhelm
2731:Crown Prince Wilhelm
2598:Frederick William IV
2536:Frederick William II
1987:Moore, John (1786).
1717:Prince Louis Charles
1677:By his first cousin
775:Siege of Schweidnitz
676:Age of Enlightenment
544:between Prussia and
502:Frederick William II
443:Prince Louis Charles
416:Frederick William II
295:Prince Louis Charles
262: 1790;
182: 1765;
111:Stadtschloss, Berlin
35:Frederick William II
3285:Frederick William I
3091:Frederick William I
3016:Monarchs of Prussia
2966:Weimar Constitution
2846:Prince Wilhelm-Karl
2489:Frederick William I
2411:Prince of Neuchâtel
1991:. pp. 228–231.
1727:Princess Wilhelmine
1719:(1773–96), married
1015:morganatic marriage
640:Elisabeth of Russia
578:New Garden, Potsdam
534:Canton of Neuchâtel
3346:People from Berlin
3077:Kingdom of Prussia
2460:Princes of Prussia
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1037:Patron of the Arts
1017:, which were also
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743:Third Silesian War
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668:Oranienburg Palace
550:patron of the arts
439:Princess Christine
248:Sophie von Dönhoff
139:Kingdom of Prussia
115:Kingdom of Prussia
3371:German landowners
3308:
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3275:Frederick William
3260:Joachim Frederick
3250:Joachim II Hector
3148:
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3053:Frederick William
2982:
2981:
2858:Prince Karl Franz
2427:
2426:
2418:Succeeded by
2375:25 September 1744
2244:978-3-412-24006-6
2219:978-3-498-02526-7
2194:978-3-89870-615-5
2154:978-3-549-07620-0
2120:978-3-406-59813-5
1896:978-3-570-55060-1
1833:978-3-7917-2083-8
1657:
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902:Domestic politics
723:Prince of Prussia
615:as heir with the
609:House of Habsburg
538:French Revolution
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947:Foreign policies
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2867:10th generation
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2819:Prince Hubertus
2804:
2790:
2761:Prince Waldemar
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